[WhiteRanger]

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Originally Posted by algo448

I enjoy Nanoha, I really do, the first show was a compelte surprise, A's was amazing all along and the movies seem to be every bit as good, it's a fun franchise, but there's one installment I've never finished, and with Vivid around the corner I need to.

I've tried on at least 5 different times to watch Strikers, and I have failed every single time, the changes are not what bother me, the time skip is fine by me, the new cast is likeable as well, magic as technology is something I totally dig, and the Bureau has always been a cool aspect of the canon.

But I can't get into the pacing, 6 episodes in nothing noteworthy has happened, the first season introduced Fate early on, A's brought the Belkan Knights to the spotlight even faster, so I can't understand why Strikers has wasted all it's time on nothing but training sequences and fights against gadgets, heck, both ideas sound good on paper, training is something the previous cast never really did, and the gadgets having anti magic is very interesting, but ultiamtely the training is repetitive and boring and the gadgets are nowhere near as dynamic as real foes would be.

6 episodes might sound like nothing, but that's half of either Nanoha or A's, shows that knew where they wanted to go and did so with great pace, Strikers has interesting ideas and the combat style of the new gang is really good, but dang, it is a struggle to watch it.

And while we are at it, on a completely biased note, I am still mad after all these years that Hayate is permanently stuck behind a desk.

I'm in the same boat as you with strickerS